Taylor Swift’s new album. Bari Weiss on freedom. And more. | Continue reading
Enslaved people picked the cherries around 250 years ago, likely in pre-Revolutionary War times. | Continue reading
In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing agai … | Continue reading
There’s a whole slew of quality TVs out there calling for the world’s attention. Out of Samsung’s full slate of premium 2024 TVs, the new 4K Neo QLED is certainly one of the most approachable, both from its upper-midrange base $1,500 price point and its just being a solid viewing … | Continue reading
"The requirements and the violations are rather subjective." Tenant panics after receiving notice about lawn from homeowners association: 'Does it look like we're getting evicted?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion. | Continue reading
Tidjane Deme talks about convincing investors to back Africa-focused tech funds amid a global funding slump. | Continue reading
ASUS and Lenovo are two of the first third-party mixed reality developers to adopt Meta’ Quest OS for their own… Continue reading Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Lenovo among them The post Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Len … | Continue reading
From its investment in growth sectors like semiconductors and electric vehicles to its boom in hotel development and innovative transportation, Phoenix is a city on the rise — and event organizers are taking note. This sun-drenched region values nature just as much as technology, … | Continue reading
As the United States reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela, the country’s state-run oil company PDVSA is planning to increase its… Continue reading Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanctions The post Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanction … | Continue reading
L'articolo SI È CHIUSA CON SUCCESSO LA SETTIMANA DELLA SALUTE PORTATA IN FIERA DA COSMOFARMA ED EXPOSANITÀ proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
Dion Terrelonge researches the impact of fast fashion on the environment and on self-expression The post The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Whether you’re a book or movie lover, Dune is one of those franchises that is engrossing no matter which medium… Continue reading Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, platforms, and everything we know The post Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, … | Continue reading
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Milan Malpensa International Airport, until June 26, 2024 Graphiae, the digital artist Gianluca Cingolani’s new project, was unveiled at Porta di Milano, Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa International Airport. Graphiae takes us back to thousands of years ago, when one of the greatest … | Continue reading
Monica Schofield is a R&D consultant and head of a funding advice unit at Tutech, a TTO serving Hamburg University of Technology. She is also convenor of a task force on responsible innovation for the European Industrial Research Management Association of which she is an individu … | Continue reading
The Bond Girl. The phrase itself is a source of celebration and contention. Few other thriller writers before Ian Fleming placed such emphasis on creating rounded female protagonists with their own backgrounds, motives and agency. Few other action films attract such attention wit … | Continue reading
The phrase “people often ask me” sounds like a setup here, but it’s true that people often ask me why it is I’ve chosen to write about small-town Texas. And every time, the question sort of takes me aback—not because it’s an unusual one, but because the setting of my books feels … | Continue reading
It was an introvert’s paradise. Two weeks after Fidel Castro forced Fulgencio Batista from power in 1959, Justin Gleichauf found himself as the one and only employee of the new CIA operation in Miami. Part of the Domestic Contacts Division of the Directorate of Intelligence, the … | Continue reading
Some people are a little confused about their role at work. They believe that showing up is their job. The reality is that you don’t get paid to go to work, you get paid to get the job done. In other words, performance, not presence. Have you ever been to a restaurant where the f … | Continue reading
At the moment, you can’t see the largest, most detailed handmade model of Imperial Rome for yourself. That’s because the Museo della Civiltà Romana, the institution that houses it, has been closed for renovations since 2014. But you can get a guided tour of “Il Plastico,” as this … | Continue reading
by Logan Jaffe ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading
After a pandemic took his son, the Bard would never be the same | Continue reading
The data collected shows the reduction rate needs to be twice as fast to get to the net-zero goals. Study offers further evidence about true impact of electric vehicles: 'We have to sustain that for another 20 years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In this special, personal episode, we continue our conversation about history with a special guest and a special project in which Jonathan's father recently rediscovered the story of Kurt Klein and Gerda Weissmann-Klein: two Jews who left Germany during and after World War II, ma … | Continue reading
The following is excerpted from Vol. II of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Techniques.” This book is chock-full of invaluable hand-tool technique instruction and tool knowledge…including finer points about screwdrivers. I didn’t know until I started working with ni … | Continue reading
Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows. | Continue reading
After launching TikTok Lite in France and Spain without the proper risk assessments in place, the European Union has opened… Continue reading European Union launches another TikTok probe The post European Union launches another TikTok probe appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Much has been made of the global rise in antibiotic resistance and its impact on the delivery of effective treatment, with good reason. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, an umbrella term for medications that kill bacteria, … | Continue reading
The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity. | Continue reading
In the wake of two tragic stabbing incidents in Australia this month, a row has erupted between X owner Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ The post Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ appeared … | Continue reading
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After almost two centuries, the Indigenous Nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois. | Continue reading
Claude Monet, 1915: We’ve all seen their works in fixed form, enshrined in museums and printed in books. But there’s something special about watching a great artist at work. Over the years, we’ve posted film clips of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century caught in the … | Continue reading
"Stopping cracks from growing into potholes could save a lot of future maintenance work." Authorities test new technology that could make roads smoother and safer: 'Has the potential to transform how we perform road maintenance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
If you love hummus and the rich flavor of tomatoes, you’ll ADORE this simple sun-dried tomato hummus. It’s SO versatile, creamy, easy to make, and adds instant flavor to just about everything. Enjoy it on pita, veggies, crackers, sandwiches, and more. It’s perfect for parties, pi … | Continue reading
The consortium published a series of recommendations for how the regulatory process in the EU for approving cell and gene therapies could be sped up. | Continue reading
The EU’s poor record in the Western Balkans over the past decade does not bode well for further enlargement. As we remember the success of 2004, it’s time to remember that the EU once openly embraced a large part of the European continent. It can do so again. On May 1, 2004, the … | Continue reading
One of the challenges of understanding the weight of climate change is that… Tags: climate change, future, Tardigrade | Continue reading
Around 29 million people in the US take a daily dose of aspirin as a preventative measure for cardiovascular disease. And while an age-related increased risk of bleeding has seen it fall out of favor with medical authorities, it's now shaping up as something that might be even mo … | Continue reading
Tritium, an Australian high-speed EV-charging equipment manufacturer with a large-scale factory in Tennessee, notified regulators on Thursday that it was insolvent, casting uncertainty over whether it can continue to fulfill remaining orders for chargers or service those that its … | Continue reading
What effect do images have? Why do we look at them? What is our attitude towards them? Professor Annette Haug will be exploring these questions. She is the first scholar at Kiel University (CAU) to receive an ERC Advanced Grant, which is how the European Research Council (ERC) su … | Continue reading
Today's links "Humans in the loop" must detect the hardest-to-spot errors, at superhuman speed: The particular torments of reverse-centaurs are drastically under-theorized. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: … | Continue reading
If you buy something—a refrigerator, a car, a tractor, a wheelchair, or a phone—but you can't have the information or parts to fix or modify it, is it really yours? The right to repair movement is based on the belief that you should have the right to use and fix your stuff as you … | Continue reading
💡 “The word for world is forest” — Ursula K. Le Guin We Need To Rewild The Internet #internet #society #longread The story of German scientific forestry transmits a timeless truth: When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometim … | Continue reading
"It's both worse and more expensive." Gardener warned against using harmful product to grow vegetables: 'I would remove all that you can now' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event Comment on this. | Continue reading
The public library is one of the ways that savvy users can get free audiobooks and ebooks. They can be read on your smartphone, tablet or e-readers. Kobo e-readers are especially good since they have Overdrive integration in all their devices, making browsing, borrowing, and read … | Continue reading